Thursday, June 14, 2018

Murasaki Shikibu


Murasaki Shikibu (10th-11th century Japan)

"Do what you like, but not until you have collected your thoughts and considered the matter more calmly."
  •  From Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji (chapter 39), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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